Middle East
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Yemen recovery possible if war stops now: UNDP report
War-torn Yemen is among the poorest countries in the world, but recovery is possible if the conflict ends now, the UN Development…
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Investing in UNRWA is ‘an investment in peace and hope’
At a “critical conference” supporting the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Secretary-General António Guterres outlined on Tuesday, the “essential role”…
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Iran death penalty threat for abortion unlawful: UN rights experts
A new Iranian law that raises the prospect of the death penalty for abortion has been condemned by independent human…
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‘We cannot lose hope’, UN chief tells media seminar on peace in the Middle East
Sensitizing public opinion to the question of Palestine, and promoting a peaceful settlement to the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, are among…
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Syria: Conflict, COVID and rising costs, ‘pushing people beyond their limits’
World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley concluded a three-day visit to Syria on Friday, warning that more people there are…
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Afghanistan: Girls at increasing risk of child marriage
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received credible reports of families in Afghanistan offering daughters as young as 20 days old for future…
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‘Dire’ economic and fiscal situation in Palestine requires integrated response
A piecemeal approach to the current political, economic and security challenges in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) only risks perpetuating…
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Salaries for Afghanistan health workers sends ‘message of hope’ to millions
By the time the Taliban took over Afghanistan in mid-August, at the main hospital in Maidan Shar, a city of…
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Israeli military deauthorization of Palestine NGOs, ‘deepens concern’ of UN agencies
UN Agencies and the Association International Development Agencies (AIDA) said on Tuesday they were standing firmly behind civil society organisations in the…
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Iraq: UN Mission condemns assassination attempt on Prime Minister ‘in the strongest terms’
The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has condemned “in the strongest terms” the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, following…
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